Bothrideres geminatus

Bothrideres geminatus (Say, 1826) Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: four individuals from four sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 March – 16 June 2020. Distribution. Eastern and central North America. Saproxylic habits. Larvae occur under the dry bark of dead hardwood trees (Stephan 1989), parasitizing the larvae of Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1829 (Buprestidae) (Craighead 1920). Conservation. Significantly associated with old forests (predating 1938 and oak dominated) in highly forested landscapes (> 50 % forest) in the Piedmont (Traylor et al. 2023 a).